Striders host fun fundraising race
The Springs Striders Athletic Club hosted the annual Garbie Relay Race at the rugby club on Sunday.
Runners and walkers from the East Rand showed up bright and early for the 4.7km event.
In the running relay, team Fitness From Africa finished first with a total time of 1:39:20 with a five minute lead while Urban Ruins teams took second and third place.
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Mighty Men, Die B Span, and Golden Oldies respectively secured the top three positions in the walking relay.
The Springs Striders came in with a time of 1:54:36.
Eighty-five running teams competed, each consisting of five runners.
The 41 walking teams had three participants each and completed the same route as the runners.
Some teams took part with their clubs while others mixed it up with fun team names such as Team Bacon and Eggs, Young and Breathless, Dark and White Chocolate, WTF (Where The Finish), and Shut Up and Run.
The race is the club’s only fundraiser event but it is more about cultivating interest in running with the public, says Striders secretary Rhoda Steyn.
Athletes completed one lap around the field and then left the stadium at Rugby Road from where they proceeded to Plantation Road.
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They passed the produce market and cemetery and then headed back to the stadium on First Avenue.
The oldest competitors were over 70 years while the youngest were under 13.
All participants who crossed the finish line received a medal and a goody bag while the winners in each category were awarded a glass trophy.
